Belgian artist [b]Willy Linthout[/b] was born in Eksaarde on 1st April 1953. He started his career in comics as a prize winner in the Dutch edition of [i]A Suivre[/i]. He met TV and movie performer [b]Urbanus[/b] and they started an "Urbanus" comic. When it appeared in 1983 it was an immediate and huge success. Twenty-one years later the series had topped 100 albums and was still among the top sellers. That year his only son, Sam, committed suicide at the age of 21...